linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] crypto - img-hash: Drop of_match

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Message-ID: <ZBQvx0PDQJ4qpnNO@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date:   Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:15:51 +0800
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...rochip.com>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea@...rochip.com>,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] crypto - img-hash: Drop of_match_ptr for ID table

On Fri, Mar 17, 2023 at 10:01:44AM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>
> That's not true. There is no waste because having it on x86 allows to
> match via ACPI PRP0001. It's on purpose there.

Alright how about this, I don't have any OF devices on my machine
yet this structure is still taking up the extra memory for every
single device driver.  This is wrong.

> There are OF-drivers used on ACPI and x86/arm64.

Well then they should be selecting OF and everyone will be happy.

Cheers,
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